Pronunciations (3)
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/ˌɛstjʊˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˌɛst͡ʃuˈeɪ̯.ʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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/ˌest͡ʃʉˈæɪ̯.ʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation notes
- Australia
Noun
An agitation or commotion.
Usage- Archaic
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- Examples
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So is it with men in ambition, when fayling of the meane to exalt their Nature, they are in a perpetuall eſtuation to exalte theyr Place.
More examples (2)
[T]he nearer vve come to this confixture unto that ſtability, the leſs obnoxious vve ſhall be to the eſtuations of joys and fears, or the anxiety of vvonder in all contingencies: […]
He that looks no higher than the course of affairs in the world, can never have any firm peace in his own soul; but trust easeth of all fears, cares, and estuations of mind